Geography For Dummies. Jerry T. Mitchell

the Ups and Downs: Topography Using Symbols to Tell the Story New Ways of Seeing: How Technology has Changed How we Make and Use Maps Geographic Information Systems Making Maps Yourself!

      6  Part 2: Let’s Get Physical: Land, Water, and Air Chapter 6: Shape-shifting Earth Starting at the Bottom: Inside Earth Moving Continents: Big Pieces of a Big Puzzle Getting Down to Theory Making Mountains Out of Molehills Experiencing Earthquakes: Shake, Rattle and Roll! Subducting Plates: Volcano Makers Categorizing Tectonic Processes Chapter 7: A Nip and a Tuck: Giving Earth a Facelift Getting Carried Away Changing the Landscape Chapter 8: Making a Splash on Earth Taking the Plunge: Global Water Supply Shaping Our World: Oceans Getting Fresh with Water Chapter 9: Warming Up and Chilling Out: Why Climates Happen Getting a Grip on Climate Playing the Angles Tilt-a-World: The Reasons for the Seasons Hot or Cold? Adjust Your Altitude Gaining Heat, Losing Heat Oh, How the Wind Blows Going with the Flow: Ocean Currents Living Under Pressure Chapter 10: Connecting Climates and Vegetation Giving Class to Climates Mixing Sun and Rain: Humid Tropical Climates Going to Extremes: Dry Climates Enjoying the In-between: Humid Mesothermal Climates Cooling Off: Humid Microthermal Climates Dropping Below Freezing: Polar Climates

      7  Part 3: Peopling the Planet Chapter 11: Nobody Here But A Few Billion Friends Going by the Numbers Going Ballistic: Population Growth Checking Behind the Curve: Population Change Considering “Overpopulation” Chapter 12: Shift Happens: Migration Populating the Planet Choosing to Migrate Giving a Good Impression Chapter 13: Culture: The Way We Live Being Different Thousands of Times Over Spreading the Word on Culture Calling a Halt: Barrier Effects Getting Religion: How It Moves and Grows Getting in a Word about Language Creating a Single Global Culture Chapter 14: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Drawing and Re-Drawing the Boundaries of the World Typecasting Boundary Lines Living with the Consequences Drawing Electoral District Boundaries

      8  Part 4: Putting the Planet to Use Chapter 15: Takin’ Care of Business Categorizing Economic Activity Putting Economic Systems into Place Understanding Location Factors Chapter 16: Earth’s Resources: Always Hungry for More Defining Resources and Assessing Their Importance Differing Life Spans: Which Resources Are Here Today or Gone Tomorrow Trading-off Resources: The Consequences of Resource Use Chapter 17: Downtown to the ‘Burbs: Urban Geography Studying the Urban Scene Getting a Global Perspective Getting Started: Urban Hearths Finding Sites for Cities Getting